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Major League Baseball concluded their Divisional Rounds last week...with MLB ratings continuing their downward trend. MLB ratings for the Wild Card Round were down double-digits...with MLB ratings for the Divisional Round being saved by one series from potential record lows. We reveal and react to MLB ratings for the playoffs. We discuss the marketing problem in Major League Baseball...by comparing the lack of marketing in MLB to the NBA and NHL. We also explain why Rob Manfred doesn't help MLB with the scheduling of games...and question why Rob Manfred puts MLB in a position to compete against the NFL.

Megan Rapinoe has participated in a series of final games over the past couple of months. With each supposed final game of Megan Rapinoe...the mainstream media seizes the opportunity to celebrate her career. Many thought Megan Rapinoe had played her final game in the NWSL...but Megan Rapinoe once again extended her retirement tour Sunday afternoon. We discuss the ongoing retirement tour of Megan Rapinoe. We compare media coverage to attendance and television ratings...and question why the media is giving so much coverage to Megan Rapinoe. We also discuss Megan Rapinoe future...and whether Megan Rapinoe has political aspirations.

Dylan Mulvaney has remained somewhat quiet over the past few months...after the controversy surrounding Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light. Dylan Mulvaney resurfaced this week to accept the honor of Woman of the Year in the United Kingdom. We react to Dylann Mulvaney being named Woman of the Year. We also react to the acceptance speech...where Dylan Mulvaney used the platform in an attempt to garner sympathy. We question Attitude Magazine giving this award to Dylan Mulvaney...while asking what female category will be taken over next.

Stephen A Smith has been the only star at ESPN for the last few years. Stephen A Smith held all the leverage in his business relationship with ESPN...and reached a point where Stephen A Smith was becoming bigger than ESPN. However...Stephen A Smith has seemed extremely bitter over the last couple of months...and we might have a reason as to why that's the case. We discuss the verbal attacks Stephen A Smith has made against Skip Bayless, Max Kellerman, Marcellus Wiley, and now Jason Whitlock. We give our theory as to why Stephen A Smith is going after everyone. We explain why Stephen A Smith could be losing his leverage with ESPN...and how it could impact his future at ESPN.

LeBron James and the NBA have been heavily criticized over the last three years for their stance on political issues. LeBron James political opinions have been one of the main reasons that NBA ratings have steadily declined. However...both LeBron James and the NBA surprised some people with their latest stance. We reveal and react to LeBron James and NBA teams openly supporting Israel. We discuss the courage it took for LeBron James to do this...and analyze some of the comments he received on social media. We also discuss leagues like the NBA and NHL distancing themselves from politics...and whether it will be enough to save their ratings.

The NHL spent last season trying to appease their core fanbase while also appeasing the woke media. Last season...several NHL players refused to endorse the pride...which caused media coverage of the NHL to be overwhelmingly negative. Throughout this offseason...the NHL has essentially banned several key components to pride night celebrations. This obviously angered many in the mainstream media...but will the NHL be able to recover the casual fans they lost? We discuss the NHL banning key components of pride celebrations...and wonder if it's too little too late for the NHL to recover.

The WNBA is once again being celebrated throughout the mainstream media. Ratings for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals were released...and the media is claiming that the WNBA is finally receiving the big breakthrough they deserve. Is this true? We reveal and react to ratings for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. We explain why this number is great for the WNBA...while these WNBA ratings are horrible for ABC. We also compare media coverage between the WNBA and NWSL...and question why the WNBA receives more mainstream media coverage.

Major League Baseball had a tough week. The week started with Rob Manfred being embarrassed by overreacting to the Trevor Bauer situation. The week got progressively worse for Major League Baseball...as ratings and attendance for the Wild Card Round were disastrous. We reveal and react to MLB ratings for the postseason. We question why Rob Manfred started the MLB Playoffs during the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday. We explain the biggest problem in Major League Baseball...while also explaining why Major League Baseball will never be a TV-friendly product.

Megan Rapinoe played her final home game in the NWSL on Friday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. The mainstream media is celebrating Megan Rapinoe...claiming she drew a record-breaking crowd for her final home game with the OL Reign. However...the final game of Megan Rapinoe was actually played in front of a half-empty stadium. We reveal and react to the attendance for the final home game of Megan Rapinoe. We discuss the career of Megan Rapinoe...and the negative impact Megan Rapinoe had on women's sports. We also question the future of Megan Rapinoe...and whether she has political aspirations.

Lorne Michaels announced this week that Saturday Night Live would be returning to NBC next weekend. SNL used to be a fixture in mainstream pop culture...but Saturday Night Live has experienced a steady ratings decline since 2017. We discuss the SNL ratings decline...and explain why Saturday Night Live is struggling for relevancy. We point to the lack of star power on the cast...and Lorne Michaels inability to create new stars in the past decade. We also explain the real reason for the decline of Saturday Night Live...and predict another SNL ratings failure this season.

Colin Kaepernick has spent the last six years pleading for another opportunity to play football. Colin Kaepernick has essentially been begging for another chance...with the NFL consistently rejecting him. Recently...The Rock offered Colin Kaepernick a role in the XFL. Instead of accepting the offer...Colin Kaepernick turned down the opportunity. We discuss Colin Kaepernick turning down the XFL...and how this proves that Colin Kaepernick has no interest in returning to football. We also discuss how the media has turned against Colin Kaepernick...and explain how his time in the spotlight is coming to an end.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to officially announce the expansion of the WNBA on Thursday. The WNBA along with the media have been pushing for expansion of the league...claiming that the WNBA is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. However...this supposed growth in the WNBA is an illusion. We react to the expansion of the WNBA...and explain why expanding the league could lead to the demise of the WNBA. We analyze attendance figures throughout the 27-year existence of the WNBA...while also analyzing the current value of WNBA franchises. We explain how Cathy Engelbert is using expansion to show the illusion of growth...and explain why the WNBA has no business expanding the league.

The mainstream media has spent the last five months...hyping the return of Jimmy Kimmel and the trio of late-night hosts. Monday night...Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert...all made their immaculate return to late-night TV. While the mainstream media is claiming ratings success...ratings for Jimmy Kimmel and the others were far from impressive. We reveal and react to late-night ratings. We explain why Jimmy Kimmel was number one in the ratings Monday night...and why this is unlikely to be the case going forward. We also explain the real problem in late-night television...and the reason Greg Gutfeld is so successful.

ESPN has made their political leanings abundantly clear over the last decade. Over the last few years...ESPN has shifted from being dedicated solely to sports to allowing woke politics to permeate their airwaves. However...with ESPN refusing to broadcast and promote a recent documentary by Ibram Kendi...could this be a sign that ESPN is beginning to shift away from being woke? We discuss this recently released documentary by Ibram Kendi...and ESPN refusal to promote it. We discuss ESPN burying the documentary on ESPN Plus...instead of broadcasting it on their main network. If this truly represents a political shift at ESPN...is it too little too late?

Pat McAfee made the decision to sign a multi-million-dollar deal with ESPN this summer...which brought the Pat McAfee show to the network. When Pat McAfee signed this contract and joined ESPN...his expectations for ratings were high. Unfortunately for Pat McAfee...his show has failed to deliver the desired ratings at ESPN. We reveal and react to Pat McAfee ratings through his first month at ESPN. We compare Pat McAfee ratings to other shows on ESPN. We discuss Pat McAfee initial ratings struggles...and give a few reasons as to why Pat McAfee isn't resonating with the ESPN audience. We also question the long-term future with Pat McAfee at ESPN.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View invited South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace on the show Monday morning. The topic of conversation was centered around a divisive issue...and Whoopi Goldberg proceeded to display the hypocrisy that's prevalent on The View. We reveal and react to a clip of The View featuring Nancy Mace. We dispute several points made by Whoopi Goldberg...and question where this same sentiment was when The View was blasting Ron DeSantis for protecting young people. We also question why Sunny Hostin was silent during this segment...and provide a possible reason for Sunny Hostin silence.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New York Jets in a thrilling game on Sunday Night Football. However...NFL players weren't the stars of the game last night. The NBC broadcast was overly focused on the reactions of Taylor Swift. We discuss the NFL overly promoting the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce...and the detrimental impact it could have on the league. We discuss NFL fans getting agitated with the overpromotion of Taylor Swift. We explain how Taylor Swift is a distraction from the game...and how Taylor Swift could turn NFL fans against Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Rodney Harrison upset many of his media colleagues during the NBC postgame show on Sunday Night Football. Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones joined the Sunday Night Football crew...where Rodney Harrison proceeded to call New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson garbage. We reveal and react to Rodney Harrison calling Zach Wilson garbage...and the subsequent fake outrage it caused throughout the mainstream media. We discuss the hypocrisy of the media criticizing Aaron Rodgers and Donald Trump...while getting upset over a meaningless remark by Rodney Harrison. We also discuss the heightened sensitivity in this country...and the weak men it's creating.

Megan Rapinoe played her final match with the USWNT last Sunday. The game was broadcast in primetime on TNT. Megan Rapinoe played her final match with the USWNT in an empty stadium in Chicago...and the ratings on television weren't any better. We reveal and react to USWNT ratings for Megan Rapinoe final match. We explain why no one cared to watch Megan Rapinoe represent America for the final time. We also question whether Megan Rapinoe will have the same influence on society...without the platform provided by the USWNT.

Megan Rapinoe will end her controversial career on the USWNT on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago. Megan Rapinoe has a legacy like no other...with some people celebrating the career of Megan Rapinoe. While others believe...the legacy of Megan Rapinoe should be forgotten. We take a look back at the career of Megan Rapinoe. We discuss Megan Rapinoe being a struggling soccer player...until she borrowed the strategy of Colin Kaepernick and began disrespecting America. We also explain why Megan Rapinoe is the most damaging athlete of the modern era.

ESPN and the WNBA were boasting about their supposed ratings success during the regular season. Unfortunately for ESPN...the WNBA seems to be a complete anomaly in sports. Ratings for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs were significantly lower than the regular season. We reveal and react to ratings for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. We discuss the rampant problems throughout the WNBA...and explain how Cathy Engelbert is incorrectly marketing the WNBA. We offer a possible solution to the WNBA marketing problem...but question whether the WNBA will ever capture mainstream interest.

ESPN broadcast the Army/UTSA game last Friday night...using the broadcast crew of Andre Ware and Anish Shroff. While describing a play during the game...Anish Shroff used terminology that ESPN deemed was grounds for termination when Doug Adler used the terminology in 2017. Yet for some reason...ESPN didn't use the same precedent with Anish Shroff. We compare the situations of Anish Shroff and Doug Adler...and the different reactions by ESPN. We discuss the blatant hypocrisy at ESPN for destroying the career and reputation of Doug Adler...while giving employees like Mark Jones a pass. We also criticize Mark Jones for being the worst broadcaster in the history of broadcasting...and question why he remains employed at ESPN.

Shannon Sharpe joined Stephen A Smith three weeks ago on First Take on ESPN. The duo of Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A Smith has proven to be successful for ESPN...with First Take ratings increasing and easily dominating Undisputed with Skip Bayless. However...the success of Shannon Sharpe could lead to the demise of Stephen A Smith. We reveal and react to First Take ratings with and without Shannon Sharpe. We also explain why the success of Shannon Sharpe could lead to the eventual demise of Stephen A Smith at ESPN.

Joy Reid experienced a surge in television ratings during the month of August...as she covered the arrest of Donald Trump. Joy Reid set record high ratings on August 24th...and Joy Reid had her best month on MSNBC in years. Unfortunately for Joy Reid...she was unable to maintain the momentum. We reveal and react to Joy Reid ratings for September. We react to a clip of Joy Reid...where she makes an admission that would've generated media headlines three years ago...but was completely ignored by the media last month. We also question how Joy Reid has an audience...and wonder what her audience finds appealing about the show.

Deion Sanders was the featured guest this past week on 60 Minutes on CBS. It was clear to anyone watching this segment of 60 Minutes...that CBS was trying to frame a false narrative around Deion Sanders...and Deion Sanders wasn't having it. We reveal and react to this 60 Minutes segment with Deion Sanders. We criticize the media for focusing on the perceived negatives with Deion Sanders...instead of focusing on the many positives that Deion Sanders brings to college football. We also react to Jackson State coach Tomeika Reed criticizing CBS for their portrayal of Jackson, Mississippi...instead of coming to the defense of Deion Sanders.